The National Rural Conference 2025

Bookings are now officially open for the National Rural Conference 2025, which will take place online from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 September.
This is the Rural Services Network’s flagship event of the year, bringing together rural decision-makers, practitioners, and advocates for four days of live, interactive sessions focused on the future of rural communities.
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Ministers urged to step up help to stop people choosing between ‘heating and eating’ amid coronavirus crisis

Politics Home reported that a coalition of Liberal Democrat, Labour, SNP and Green MPs have written to Business Secretary Alok Sharma to demand a major expansion of a scheme offering struggling households a £140 reduction in their energy bills

The MPs - led by Liberal Democrat climate change spokesperson Wera Hobhouse - are calling for a further 2.5 million households to gain access to The Warm Home Discount, which provides one-off credit towards energy bills.

The cross-party group are calling for everyone deemed to be in fuel poverty to claim it during the coronavirus crisis.

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Politics Home - EXCL Ministers urged to step up help to stop people choosing between ‘heating and eating’ amid coronavirus crisis